Letters in the transcription are underlined for one of these three reasons: th is substituted for a written y where it represents the sound th (as in the definite article, which was never pronounced “yee”); F is substituted for ff, a common way of ‘capitalizing’ that letter; or an abbreviation is expanded to the full word.

First Meeting—December 1, 1712

At a Meeting of the Inhabitants belonging to the Meeting house inthe Body of the Town of Cambridge Orderly Convened the 1st December. 1712.Captain Thomas: Oliver was chosen Moderator. And Whereas the Farmersat their publick Meeting on the 28th of October last appointed a Comitteto Peticion the Town that they may be dismissed from the Town and be aTownship by themselves as appears by their peticion bearing date the6 November 1712. which has been now read.

Voted That Captain Thomas Oliver, mr Jonathan Remington & Andrew Bordmanbe a Committe to treat with the Committe appointed by the Farmers aforesaid.And that the Articles to be proposed to the said Committe as tearms of theirdismission are there paying a part toward the Charge of the GreatBridge & to the Town house & a Consideracion for some of our Poor.

also Voted that the Inhabitants above Mentioned Meet at our Town houseon the Second Monday in January Next, at Twelve of the Clockto Receive the Report of the said Committe refering to the Affair above Mention[ed.]

Second Meeting—January 12, 1713

At a meeting of the Inhabitants belonging to the Meeting housein the Body of the Town of Cambridge Orderly Convened 12 January 1712/13Captain Thomas: Oliver was chosen Moderator. Also Voted as follows

1 That the Farmers upon their being dismissed from the Townshall Annually pay to our Town Treasurer such a proportion ofour part of the Charge of the Great Bridge over Charls River in Cambridgeas shall fall to them according to their Annual proportionwith us in the Province Tax

2 That the said Farmers shall pay their proportion of Twenty fivepounds toward the Arears of our Town house. The aforesaid Article[s]being complyed with by the Farmers

[Vo]ted 3 That the Article that has been Proposed Refering to their payingtheir proportion toward the Reliefe of some of our Poor (viztRobert Webber & Richard a Negro & his Wife) be refered to theCommitte formerly appointed (vizt Captain Oliver, mr Remington &Andrew Bordman) to debate further upon, who are fullyimpowered in behalf of the Town either to insist upon the saidArticle, or to consent to their being dismissed from the Townupon the Articles aforementioned which they have complyed with. .